Jewish Values

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America Needs a Just and Equitable Immigration Policy: If Not Now, When?

Rabbi Lee Bycel

April 6, 2021

It is difficult to imagine anyone not moved by the scenes of children seeking asylum at our southern border. As I look into their eyes and hear their stories of the violence, poverty, corruption, and hopelessness in their home countries, I think of the million

Teenagers walking down railroad tracks while visiting a concentration camp

Arts and Culture

Ghetto: A Poem

Samantha (Sami) Silk

April 5, 2021

the path that we now follow / is the Exodus our ancestors never chose / flooding with pain they died not to swallow / the past spills into the river and flows

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Women of Reform Judaism

Don't Call Me a Female Rabbi

Rabbi Liz P.G. Hirsch

April 5, 2021

When we celebrate the ascension of women to positions of authority and prominence, it is easy to tokenize women in power by qualifying their professional identity. My congregants are proud to call me their rabbi, not their woman rabbi.

Jewish Values

From Struggle to Progress: Reflecting on Women’s History Month 2021

Ally Karpel

March 31, 2021

Each March, dozens of countries across the globe commemorate Women’s History Month as a time to highlight the political, cultural, and socioeconomic achievements of women. As this Women’s History Month draws to a close, we reflect on both the struggles and the

Sam and Lauren Trohman and their young son Ira pose for a family photo in front of a red and white barn

Interfaith Family

How Jewish Values Inspire This Couple's Business Endeavors

Chaim Harrison

March 31, 2021

Sam and Lauren Trohman, a Jewish couple, run NOSH Butters, a company specializing in nut butters. We spoke with them to learn more about their business venture and what their work means to them.